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Daily Readings and Reflections from the AA Big Book
Enjoy sobriety 365 days per week with powerful recovery readings, prayers and thoughts from the AA Big Book.
Jan 1 - I Am A Miracle
Jan 2 - First, The Foundation
Jan 3 - Powerless
Jan 4 - Begin Where You Are
Jan 5 - Total Acceptance
Jan 6 - The Victory Of Surrender
Jan 7 - At The Turning Point
Jan 8 - Do I Have A Choice?
Jan 9 - An Act Of Providence
Jan 10 - United We Stand
Jan 11 - The 100% Step
Jan 12 - Accepting Our Present Circumstances
Jan 13 - It Doesn't Happen Overnight
Jan 14 - No Regrets
Jan 15 - An Unsuspected Inner Resource
Jan 16 - Hitting Bottom
Jan 17 - Happiness Comes Quietly
Jan 18 - Would A Drink Help?
Jan 19 - Round-the-clock Faith
Jan 20 - We Pause . . . And Ask
Jan 21 - Serving My Brother
Jan 22 - Let's Keep It Simple
Jan 23 - Having Fun Yet?
Jan 24 - Getting Involved
Jan 25 - What We Need--Each Other
Jan 26 - Rigorous Honesty
Jan 27 - Freedom From Guilt
Jan 28 - The Treasure Of The Past
Jan 29 - The Joy Of Sharing
Jan 30 - Freedom From . . . Freedom To
Jan 31 - Our Common Welfare Comes First
Feb 1 - Goal: Sanity
Feb 2 - Rescued By Surrendering
Feb 3 - Filling The Void
Feb 4 - When Faith Is Missing
Feb 5 - A Glorious Release
Feb 6 - A Rallying Point
Feb 7 - A Path To Faith
Feb 8 - Convincing Mr. Hyde
Feb 9 - Getting The Spiritual Angle
Feb 10 - I Don't Run The Show
Feb 11 - The Limits Of Self-reliance
Feb 12 - The Root Of Our Troubles
Feb 13 - We Can't Think Our Way Sober
Feb 14 - Expectations Vs. Demands
Feb 15 - Taking Action
Feb 16 - Commitment
Feb 17 - The Love In Their Eyes
Feb 18 - Our Paths Are Our Own
Feb 19 - I'm Not Different
Feb 20 - The Gift Of Laughter
Feb 21 - I'm Part Of The Whole
Feb 22 - Guidance
Feb 23 - Mysterious Paradoxes
Feb 24 - A Thankful Heart
Feb 25 - The Challenge Of Failure
Feb 26 - No Ordinary Success Story
Feb 27 - A Unique Stability
Feb 28 - What? No President?
Mar 1 - It Works
Mar 2 - Hope
Mar 3 - Overcoming Self-will
Mar 4 - Weeding The Garden
Mar 5 - A Lifelong Task
Mar 6 - The Idea Of Faith
Mar 7 - The Key Is Willingness
Mar 8 - Turning It Over
Mar 9 - Surrendering Self-will
Mar 10 - Today, It's My Choice
Mar 11 - Good Orderly Direction
Mar 12 - A Day's Plan
Mar 13 - A World Of The Spirit
Mar 14 - The Keystone
Mar 15 - The God Idea
Mar 16 - As We Understand Him
Mar 17 - Mysterious Ways
Mar 18 - Real Independence
Mar 19 - Prayer: It Works
Mar 20 - Love And Tolerance
Mar 21 - Material And Spiritual Well-being
Mar 22 - No More Struggle. . .
Mar 23 - . . . And No More Reservations
Mar 24 - Active, Not Passive
Mar 25 - A Full And Thankful Heart
Mar 26 - The Teaching Is Never Over
Mar 27 - AA's Freedoms
Mar 28 - Equality
Mar 29 - Trusted Servants
Mar 30 - Our Group Conscience
Mar 31 - No One Denied Me Love
Apr 1 - Looking Within
Apr 2 - Character Building
Apr 3 - Accepting Our Humanness
Apr 4 - Crying For The Moon
Apr 5 - True Brotherhood
Apr 6 - A Lifetime Process
Apr 7 - A Wide Arc Of Gratitude
Apr 8 - An Inside Look
Apr 9 - Freedom From ' King Alcohol '
Apr 10 - Growing Up
Apr 11 - A Word To Drop: ' Blame '
Apr 12 - Giving Up Insanity
Apr 13 - The False Comfort Of Self-pity
Apr 14 - The ' Number One Offender '
Apr 15 - The Bondage Of Resentments
Apr 16 - Anger: A ' Dubious Luxury '
Apr 17 - Love And Fear As Opposites
Apr 18 - Self-honesty
Apr 19 - Brothers In Our Defects
Apr 20 - Self-examination
Apr 21 - Cultivating Faith
Apr 22 - New Soil . . . New Roots
Apr 23 - Aa Is Not A Cure-all
Apr 24 - Learning To Love Ourselves
Apr 25 - Entering A New Dimension
Apr 26 - Happiness Is Not The Point
Apr 27 - Joyful Discoveries
Apr 28 - Two ' Magnificent Standards '
Apr 29 - Group Autonomy
Apr 30 - A Great Paradox
May 1 - Healing Heart And Mind
May 2 - Lighting The Dark Past
May 3 - Cleaning House
May 4 - ' Entirely Honest '
May 5 - The Forest And The Trees
May 6 - ' Hold Back Nothing '
May 7 - Respect For Others
May 8 - A Resting Place
May 9 - Walking Through Fear
May 10 - Free At Last
May 11 - A New Sense Of Belonging
May 12 - The Past Is Over
May 13 - The Easier, Softer Way
May 14 - It's Okay To Be Me
May 15 - Know God; Know Peace
May 16 - We Forgive . . .
May 17 - . . . And Forgive
May 18 - Freedom To Be Me
May 19 - Giving Without Strings
May 20 - One Day At A Time
May 21 - A List Of Blessings
May 22 - Step One
May 23 - Spiritual Health
May 24 - ' Happy, Joyous And Free '
May 25 - Progressive Gratitude
May 26 - Turning Negative To Positive
May 27 - No Maudlin Guilt
May 28 - Equal Rights
May 29 - True Tolerance
May 30 - Our Primary Purpose
May 31 - Readiness To Serve Others
Jun 1 - A Changed Outlook
Jun 2 - The Upward Path
Jun 3 - On A Wing And A Prayer
Jun 4 - Letting Go Of Our Old Selves
Jun 5 - Entirely Ready?
Jun 6 - All We Do Is Try
Jun 7 - Long-term Hope
Jun 8 - Opening Up To Change
Jun 9 - Living In The Now
Jun 10 - Impatient? Try Levitating
Jun 11 - Family Obligations
Jun 12 - Forming True Partnerships
Jun 13 - Living Our Amends
Jun 14 - When The Going Gets Rough
Jun 15 - Making Aa Your Higher Power
Jun 16 - Open-mindedness
Jun 17 - ' Deep Down Within Us '
Jun 18 - A Fellowship Of Freedom
Jun 19 - ' Aa Regeneration '
Jun 20 - Release From Fear
Jun 21 - Fear And Faith
Jun 22 - Today, I'm Free
Jun 23 - Trusting Others
Jun 24 - A Spiritual Kindergarten
Jun 25 - A Two-way Street
Jun 26 - A Gift That Grows With Time
Jun 27 - Conforming To The Aa Way
Jun 28 - The Determination Of Our Founders
Jun 29 - A Rippling Effect
Jun 30 - Sacrifice = Unity = Survival
Jul 1 - The Best For Today
Jul 2 - The Heart Of True Sobriety
Jul 3 - Experience: The Best Teacher
Jul 4 - A Natural Faith
Jul 5 - A New Direction
Jul 6 - Identifying Fear . . .
Jul 7 - . . . And Letting Go Of It
Jul 8 - An Ever-growing Freedom
Jul 9 - I Am An Instrument
Jul 10 - Toward Peace And Serenity
Jul 11 - A Turning Point
Jul 12 - Giving Up Center Stage
Jul 13 - Humility Is A Gift
Jul 14 - A Nourishing Ingredient
Jul 15 - Pride
Jul 16 - ' A Measure Of Humility '
Jul 17 - Surrender And Self-examination
Jul 18 - Grateful For What I Have
Jul 19 - False Pride
Jul 20 - Shortcomings Removed
Jul 21 - A Priceless Gift
Jul 22 - ' The Good And The Bad '
Jul 23 - I Ask God To Decide
Jul 24 - Helping Others
Jul 25 - Those Who Still Suffer
Jul 26 - The ' Worth ' Of Sobriety
Jul 27 - Giving Freely
Jul 28 - Those Who Still Suffer
Jul 29 - Anonymous Gifts Of Kindness
Jul 30 - Giving Back
Jul 31 - A Prayer For All Seasons
Aug 1 - Living It
Aug 2 - We Become Willing . . .
Aug 3 - . . . To Be Of Service
Aug 4 - Seeds Of Faith
Aug 5 - Listening Deeply
Aug 6 - Driven
Aug 7 - A ' Design For Living '
Aug 8 - Made A List ...
Aug 9 - . . . Of All Persons We Had Harmed
Aug 10 - Redoubling Our Efforts
Aug 11 - Removing ' The Ground Glass '
Aug 12 - A Look Backward
Aug 13 - A Clean Sweep
Aug 14 - Repairing The Damage
Aug 15 - Didn't We Hurt Anybody?
Aug 16 - I Had Dropped Out
Aug 17 - Righting The Harm
Aug 18 - Getting Well
Aug 19 - A Frame Of Reference
Aug 20 - Toward Emotional Freedom
Aug 21 - We Just Try
Aug 22 - Seeking Emotional Stability
Aug 23 - Bringing The Message Home
Aug 24 - A Riddle That Works
Aug 25 - The Gift Of Bonding
Aug 26 - Giving It Away
Aug 27 - Centering Our Thoughts
Aug 28 - Lightening The Burden
Aug 29 - I Choose Anonymity
Aug 30 - The Only Requirement . . .
Aug 31 - A Unique Program
Sep 1 - Willingness To Grow
Sep 2 - Finding ' A Reason To Believe '
Sep 3 - Building A New Life
Sep 4 - Reconstruction
Sep 5 - Emotional Balance
Sep 6 - Removing Threats To Sobriety
Sep 7 - Our Side Of The Street
Sep 8 - We Asked His Protection
Sep 9 - Opening New Doors
Sep 10 - Recovery By Proxy?
Sep 11 - Making Amends
Sep 12 - I Am Responsible
Sep 13 - Repairing The Damage
Sep 14 - Peace Of Mind
Sep 15 - A New Life
Sep 16 - We Stand Or Fall Together
Sep 17 - Freedom From Fear
Sep 18 - Loved Back To Recovery
Sep 19 - Acceptance
Sep 20 - H.p. As Guide
Sep 21 - The Last Promise
Sep 22 - A ' Limitless Lode '
Sep 23 - I Was An Exception
Sep 24 - Vigilance
Sep 25 - First Things First
Sep 26 - Our Children
Sep 27 - Without Reservation
Sep 28 - Love Without Strings
Sep 29 - Exactly Alike
Sep 30 - The Circle And The Triangle
Oct 1 - Lest We Become Complacent
Oct 2 - The Acid Test
Oct 3 - Serenity After The Storm
Oct 4 - A Necessary Pruning
Oct 5 - Yesterday's Baggage
Oct 6 - Facing Ourselves . . .
Oct 7 - Daily Monitoring
Oct 8 - Daily Inventory
Oct 9 - A Spiritual Axiom
Oct 10 - Fixing Me, Not You
Oct 11 - Self-restraint
Oct 12 - Curbing Rashness
Oct 13 - Unremitting Inventories
Oct 14 - A Program For Living
Oct 15 - My Checklist, Not Yours
Oct 16 - Throughout Each Day
Oct 17 - A Daily Tune-up
Oct 18 - An Open Mind
Oct 19 - Aa's ' Main Taproot '
Oct 20 - Solace For Confusion
Oct 21 - Nothing Grows In The Dark
Oct 22 - True Tolerance
Oct 23 - What We Know Best
Oct 24 - By Faith And By Works
Oct 25 - Aa's Heartbeat
Oct 26 - One Ultimate Authority
Oct 27 - Global Sharing
Oct 28 - An Unbroken Tradition
Oct 29 - Our Survival
Oct 30 - Live And Let Live
Oct 31 - Avoiding Controversy
Nov 1 - I Cannot Change The Wind
Nov 2 - Keeping Optimism Afloat
Nov 3 - Focusing And Listening
Nov 4 - A Daily Discipline
Nov 5 - The Quality Of Faith
Nov 6 - Going With The Flow
Nov 7 - Let Go And Let God
Nov 8 - An Individual Adventure
Nov 9 - Stepping Into The Sunlight
Nov 10 - A Sense Of Belonging
Nov 11 - Self-acceptance
Nov 12 - Morning Thoughts
Nov 13 - Looking Outward
Nov 14 - Intuition And Inspiration
Nov 15 - Vital Sustenance
Nov 16 - A Daily Reprieve
Nov 17 - Overcoming Loneliness
Nov 18 - A Safety Net
Nov 19 - I Was Slipping Fast
Nov 20 - Thy Will, Not Mine
Nov 21 - A Classic Prayer
Nov 22 - Only Two Sins
Nov 23 - Hold Your Face To The Light
Nov 24 - A Universal Search
Nov 25 - A Powerful Tradition
Nov 26 - The Hazards Of Publicity
Nov 27 - The Perils Of The Limelight
Nov 28 - Attraction, Not Promotion
Nov 29 - Active Guardians
Nov 30 - Protection For All
Dec 1 - ' Suggested ' Steps
Dec 2 - Serenity
Dec 3 - In All Our Affairs
Dec 4 - Into Action
Dec 5 - A New State Of Consciousness
Dec 6 - When The Chips Are Down
Dec 7 - True Ambition
Dec 8 - Service
Dec 9 - Love With No Price Tag
Dec 10 - Carrying The Message
Dec 11 - A Genuine Humility
Dec 12 - A Common Solution
Dec 13 - Thinking Of Others
Dec 14 - Reaching Out
Dec 15 - Doing Anything To Help
Dec 16 - Partners In Recovery
Dec 17 - A Priceless Reward
Dec 18 - Honesty With Newcomers
Dec 19 - Understanding The Malady
Dec 20 - The Rewards Of Giving
Dec 21 - Listen, Share And Pray
Dec 22 - Principles, Not Personalities
Dec 23 - Recovery, Unity, Service
Dec 24 - A ' Sane And Happy Usefulness '
Dec 25 - At Peace With Life
Dec 26 - Accepting Success Or Failure
Dec 27 - Problem Solving
Dec 28 - Suit Up And Show Up
Dec 29 - The Joy Of Living
Dec 30 - Anonymity
Dec 31 - Daily Resolutions
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